○  加州理工院长98任职演说  ○

tudentsitbecomesalifeoftryingtokeepupacademicallywith
   littletimeforpersonaldevelopment.weencourageorts,andhave
   greatfacilities.butwedolethanotherschools,evensmall
   ones,toencouragethecreativeartsasextracurricularactivities.

thecaltecheducationconcentratesontheproductsofrational
   thought.weskimpontheotheraectsofsociety,oneslikeart
   andliteraturewheretheemotionalandpersonalcontentishigher.
   wemightseemtooverlookthoseelements,butthat''snotreallythe
   meagewearesending,becausethat''snotthefacultyihavecome
   toknow.wearecollectorsofart,devoteesofmusic,readersof
   literature.manyofuscoultoutsidecaltechandunderstandthe
   multiplestraithatcontributetomodernlife.maybewecoulddo
   moretobringthatunderstandingtoourstudents.itisnotan
   iueofteachingmoreartorliterature.myexperiencehasbeen
   thatyoudonotlearnabouttheroleofartorliteraturein
   claesbecausetheclaroomisintriicallyananalytic
   framework--youlearnhowtolookatart,howtolistentomusic,
   howtounderstandthestructureandhistoryofliterature.butthe
   realreasonforthearts,asareflectionofthecomplexityoflife
   withitsintricatemixtureofrationality,paion,andhistory,is
   nottaughtbutratherlearnedbyexperienceintheworld--often
   throughinteeinteractiowithothers.mightthecaltech
   undergraduateexperience,aswonderfulasitis,improvewithmore
   timeandoortunityforthestudentstogrowashumanbeings?i
   needtohearmorefromthevariouscotituenciesonthecampus
   aboutthisiue.thealumnicanbeparticularlyhelpfulhere.

turningtotheresearchsideofcaltech,ihaveasked,"howcanwe
   justifyouractivitiesinaworldthatisbecomingincreasingly
   materialistic?"caltechisagrea

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